Alex Sweeton

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Easier to Lie

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Released: Jan 1, 2006

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Easier to Lie
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Goodbye Without Leaving
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Never Become
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General Info

Genre: Acoustic / Folk Rock / Pop
Location NEW YORK, NEW YORK, US
Profile Views: 19701
Last Login: 6/9/2009
Member Since 2/23/2005
Website www.alexsweeton.com
Type of Label Major
Bio
.. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............Influenced by Shawn Colvin and Liz Phair, Alex Sweeton combines dark, poignant, biting lyrics with beautiful tunes, creating addictive acoustic pop of substance. Pop music without fluff has arrived... ........NEW ALBUM, PERFECTLY BROKEN available at ..alexsweeton.com........~~~~~ ..........Reviews........ ......Perfectly Broken Perfectly Performed............"...Once in a while I come across something that I just can't push aside and demands that I listen to it. [This] CD has done that to me. It's the combination of the music, [Alex's] voice and the lyrics that makes it impossible to stop listening.".... -Shane Werlinger, buddyhollywood.com.... ..Read Shane's buddyhollywood.com Review.... ......Toledo City Paper, Toledo, OH............"'Perfectly Broken' — simultaneous bright, catchy joy and dark, soul-stirring subjects.".... -Ryan A. Bunch.... ......lawrence.com, Lawrence, KS............"vulnerable, but hardly ashamed, broken-hearted but not broken.".... -Phil Cauthon, Editor....
Members
ON THE ALBUM: Alex Sweeton, vocals; Andrew Carillo, guitars; Steve Gaboury, piano and organ; Kenny White, Wurly; Malcolm Gold, bass; Conrad Korsch, bass; Allison Cornell, backing vocals, strings (incl. arrangements) and tambourine; Andi Rae Healy, backing vocals; Sammy Merendino, drums and producer
Influences
Shawn Colvin, Jonatha Brooke, Liz Phair, Patty Griffin, Chantal Kreviazuk, The Pierces, Plumb, Lisa Loeb, Sarah McLachlan
Sounds Like
The Pierces, Chantal Kreviazuk, Jonatha Brooke, Shawn Colvin